The Princess of Asturias Foundation

27 nominations from 16 different countries are in the running for this award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirtieth year.

The meetings of the jury responsible for awarding the 2010 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, the fifth of eight international awards that will be bestowed by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, will be held on June 8^th and 9^th. The awards will be bestowed this year for the thirtieth time in their history.

The Prince of Asturias Awards aim, to quote from the Statutes of the Foundation “to reward the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanistic work performed by individuals, institutions, groups of individuals or institutions at an international level.” As part of this spirit, the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature “will be bestowed upon the person, institution, group of people or group of institutions whose work or research constitutes a significant contribution to universal culture in the field of Literature or Linguistics.”

There are 27 nominations in the running for this Award from, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Guatemala, Netherlands, Lebanon, Macedonia, Morocco, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Rumania, United Kingdom, United States and Spain.

Members of the juries will hold an initial meeting with the media at about 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 8^th in the "Salón de Consejos" of the hotel (on the first floor), immediately prior to being formally convened and starting their deliberations. The jury will then elect a president from amongst them. The Jury secretary will be appointed by the Foundation.

Their decision will be made public at 12.00 p.m. on Wednesday 9^th in the Salón Covadonga of the hotel (on the ground floor), and jury members will then be available for interviews.

The reading of the jury´s decision will be broadcast live for more than 150 countries via the main national and international radio and television channels. The signal will be openly transmitted via the Eurobird (Europe) and Intelsat (America) satellites. In addition, there will be a live Internet broadcast at the Foundation's website.

EUROPE
Plataforma: Eurobird-9 (CANAL FEEDS TSA)
Satellite: Eurobird-9,
Orbital Position: 9º Este
Transponder: 69
RX Frequency: 12.092 MHz
Band: Ku
Polarization: Horizontal
Symbol Rate: 27,5 MSymbols
F.E.C.: 3/4
Coding: MPEG 2 DVB

AMERICA
Satellite: INTELSAT IS-905
Orbital Position: 24,5º Oeste
Transponder: 62Kx12C SLOT: 5
RX Frequency: 3820 MHz
Band: C
Polarization: Right
Symbol Rate: 4.500 MSymbols
F.E.C.: 3/4
Codec: MPEG 2 DVB

Telf.: + 34 91 512 94 98

Their decision will be made public at 12.00 p.m. on Wednesday 9^th in the Salón Covadonga of the hotel (on the ground floor), and jury members will then be available for interviews.

Telf.: + 34 91 512 94 98

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